Aquarium pumps are essential water circulation devices for freshwater and saltwater aquariums. These powerful and versatile water pumps are commonly used to drive different aquarium filtration units. Choose from our selection of quality water pumps to suit your particular aquarium setup.
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Aquarium pumps are essential water circulation devices for freshwater and saltwater aquariums. These powerful and versatile water pumps are commonly used to drive different aquarium filtration units. Choose from our selection of quality water pumps to suit your particular aquarium setup.

For outstanding versatility and reliable performance, we recommend the Marineland Maxi-Jet PRO. This multipurpose unit can be easily reconfigured as a powerhead or an aquarium water pump. Use as a high output powerhead for running undergravel filters or to provide vital water movement in reef aquariums. Great as a return pump, salt mixing pump or for creating a fountain.

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I am new at the saltwater scene. I have a 115 gallon TRUVU Acrylic tank, W/ Stand/ Canopy, a sump/ protein skimmer/ sock setup under the tank. Only thing I need now is a return pump, either submersible, or external. The side of the sump has a hold with a plug, so, I need to know what kind of pump would be better, how much GPH I would need, to get it running. I am on a limited budget as well. Thank you...

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I noticed mine doing the same thing, sometimes when you plug it in, say after a water change the motor will actually reverse itself and bring air into the outlet and force air out through the inlet. the fix is simple, just unplug the power cord and plug it back in. It should start circulating in the right direction.

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If your overflow is a 600 gph, just make sure that your return pump isn't larger than the overflow. The 1100 gph wouldn't work, it will pump.water out at a faster rate than your overflow can handle. I had the same issue and I just put mine in yesterday, and I went with the Danner Supreme 7. It depends what the height is from your sump to the tank is and what your pump, pumps at that height. With my set up, my overflow is rated at 962 gph, (I think it's rated a little high), and with my Supreme 7, it pumps at 700 gph at 0 feet, but pumps 480 gph at 4 feet. If you have any 90 degree turns, that will also affect your pumps ability to push water up. If you have any type of restriction, no matter how slight, it will affect the ghp of water flow to the tank. You want to make it as straight of a line to the tank. I have a 36 gallon tank and a 10 gallon sump. Works great.

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Thank you for your question. We apologize, however we do not carry the Marineland Tidepool Wet / Dry filters, so are not be able to provide you with more specific information. Every filter should have a recommended flow rate, which you want to match, but not exceed with both your intake to the filter, and your return line to the aquarium. Ideally, you want the intake and output to match, to help make sure that your filter neither overflows, nor runs dry. If you can let us know what the recommended flow rate on your Marineland Tidepool is, we would be happy to research this further for you. We can be reached by phone at 800-381-7179, or via e-mail at customerservice@drsfostersmith.com. jpk

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You don't need to match t the rate exactly. You just have to make sure that it doesn't exceed the flow rate of the overflow when you figure in the head height (distance between the sump and top of tank) and figure any u-turns that the inlet tube makes. It will flow at whatever rate the pump, pumps the water. If it pumps too fast the over flow will pull the water out faster. You might need to put in a ball valve to control the flow. Don't over think this like I did, it's not that complicated.

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Thank you for your question. To size a return pump for this wet dry filter we would need to know how far the return pump would need to push water back into the aquarium (in feet). Please contact us via e-mail at customerservice@drsfostersmith.com to discuss this matter further.

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